I’ve been to Alabama twice. It’s funny because people outside of Alabama are like… why? It’s a humid and strangely beautiful place. But I also feel like an outsider the second I step foot there. I don’t feel like I could ever blend in, no matter how hard I try.
But I guess another strange story is why I went to Alabama the second time. I wrote a paper about Leo Tolstoy and was invited to present about it at a conference. Which leads to so many other questions. Like… why?
I double majored in Russian and even though it is my fifth year as a public school teacher, I can’t shake it off. It’s something I’ll always love reflecting and sharing about. This particular conference was in Mobile.
I don’t think Mobile has a “must-try” cuisine but I certainly consumed a large amount of fried food while there.
